Police Officer Injured in Palatine Crash

At 5:50 p.m., April 21, a 42-year-old male Palatine Police Officer was injured in a two-car crash at Illinois Avenue and Quentin Road in Palatine, police reported.

The officer was westbound on Illinois Avenue, crossing the intersection of Quentin Road when the police vehicle was struck by a southbound driver who failed to yield. The officer’s lights and sirens were activated at the time of the crash.

The southbound car was a 2011 Ford Escape that drove into the path of the westbound 2013 Dodge Charger police car, causing the front end of the police car to hit the driver’s side of the Ford Escape.

The police officer suffered minor injuries and was released from the hospital the same evening.

The 22-year-old female driver of the Ford Escape and her 3-year-old passenger, both from Schaumburd were unharmed and refused medical treatment.

The 22-year-old driver, Shelby E. Gumz, was issued a ticket for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle. Both vehicles were towed away from the scene.